This topic describes the most quick and simple paths to deploying an application, with links that pinpoint the relevant information for reaching your goals quickly. It also describes the audience roles and tasks assumed by this documentation. The fast path described in this topic is intended to help you gain a little experience. It does not showcase the advanced product features that some users need or want to use in their production environments.
You can use the WebSphere Application
Server Express product. It has a single application server and its Trial program code is available at
no cost.
If you have purchased the product already, see Task overview: Installing.
To solidify and expand your understanding, view the following table. It shows the user role and task assumptions by which this documentation is organized, for predictability. If you know what role or task you are performing, you can disregard (at least temporarily) documentation that is labeled for other roles or tasks. By their nature, role and task models are simplified compared to reality. Also, one person might perform many roles and tasks in the course of a day.
User role | User tasks |
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![]() Installer |
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![]() Administrator |
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![]() Developer |
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![]() Security expert |
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![]() Troubleshooter |
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In this information ...Related tasks
| IBM Redbooks, demos, education, and more(Index) |